The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-26
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

one of the Senate pages crisp, five dollar
bill for Christmas gift.
SCULPTOR is making a bust of President
Carnot, which Will be numerously reduplicated
for the adornment of the rooms and Offices of
the various administrative departments of the
government
IT is proposed to mark the 106th anniversary
of Daniel Websters birth, Jan. 49, by the for
nation of a national association of political
scientists. for the non partisan consideration of
important economic questions.
THERE is a general feeling at Newport that
Senator Chace will retire from public life at
the end of his present term. and be succeeded
by Ex-Governor George Peabody Wetmore.
Mr.. Wetmore and his family presently
going to Europe.
THEY have an annual dinner in London given
by society to the thieves of that great city.
At the recent festival they had prayers, speeches
and a good dinner. Some have reformed under
these influences. but reporter who present
found. on reaching the Office, that his handker-
chief was gone
THOMAS WENTWORTH HIGGINsoN, the we'll
known Bostonian, has just celebrated his sixty
fourth birthday. Colonel Higgnson is in robust
health. He has retained his vigor by devotion
to outdoor exercise. He rides tricycle. in sum-
mer, and spends a good deal of time a tobog-
gan during the cold weather.
During very cold weather. says a horse
man, 'sthe bit should never be put in horses
out the frost. If you touch your tongue to
piece of iron steel that has been exposed to a
low temperature you will see the reason for you
can't take your tongue away without leaving its
skin behind it."
No ONE throws stones at Congressman Glass,
of Tennessee. His autobiography in the Con
gressional Directory says that he has long been
an earnest Sunday school teacher. He dresses
IN black has white beard. wears old-fashioned,
silver bowed spectaces. and looks both venera-
bic and righteous. He is very sensitive about
his name. During one of his speeches he over
heard colleague remark, That's rather fine
exhibition of Glass blowing. isn't itl' He never
forgave the hippant speaker
THE Bangor Commercial relates the following
anecdote of Governor Bodwell: '.At the time
of the great Boston fire he was in Washington
and there heard that the fire had crossed State
street. Now, friend of his occupied Office
on that street, and few hours after the news
of the fire reached Washin gton telegram from
Mr.. Bodwell was received by his Boston friend
that read as follows: Have mailed you $40, 600.
thinking you need it under unfortunate circum-
stances. Accept sympathy"
BROOKLYN Eagle: Honor to whom honor is
due. When the enthusiastic Mrs. Rutherford
b. Hayes informed her amiable and submissive
husband that she would have no liquor guzzling
at the White House state dinners, it was Will
lam Maxwell Evarts who leapt into the immi-
ilent breach and saved the crediL of his country
by introducing the Presidents guests to a pri-
vate sideboard We rejoice to see of
his infinite resources officiating vice-presi-
dent of Republican anti-iquor league.
THERE is violin on exhibition at George
Gemunders. 81 Union square, New York, which
is noteworthy as having once been the property
of gorge Washington. Mr. Gemunder bought
it week ago of Thomas y. Washington of
Charlestown, Va, who received it through |
Judge Bushrod Washington. nephew of the |
General. Although not an adept, Washington |
was said to have whiled away time at Mt. Yer |
non with this instrument. 1t is the make of |
Jacobus Steiner, and is nearly 200 years old. |
The fittings new, but the old is intact. |
The tone is soft and sweet.
'.HER Majesty would do we'll says Truth, to
ook after the statue of the Prince Consort at
which unveiled with great
,omp about twenty-four years ago. during that
,rief fever of melancholy enthusiasm which
auSed statues of the lamen ted Prince to rise
like exhalation' all over the country. Why
he Southampton statue should be reiegated to
IN ignomnous site within the premises of the
Id Jail it is difficult to understand. and, under
,een seriously damaged by stones which have
'een thrown at it by mischievous boys, who
make it target"
ON, woman. sent to lonely man
BY heavens kindest law
Methinks there is rust upon
The hinges of thy jaw.
Washington Critic.
As inch by inch the magazines
Are growing premature
In issuing their Christmas stuff,
1t may be reckoned
That e or another decade S DER
Twill be among their tricks
Their Christmas load for ninety-seve
Whitehall Times